Buzz Ball: Interview with Santa Part II

Monday

As you recall, week’s column dealt with Santa’s head elf, Pee Wee, and the famous Milk Chocolate Mine.

As you recall, week’s column dealt with Santa’s head elf, Pee Wee, and the famous Milk Chocolate Mine.

BUZZ: On another subject, Santa. I understand you have a pet.

SANTA: You heard right, Buzz. It is the only one of it’s kind. It is called a Lollypazink.

BUZZ: A Lollypawhat?

SANTA: A Lollypazink. He was created in the Christmas Spirit. He is a product of imagination. He takes on the shape of anything you imagine it to be. So if you think he has five heads, six arms and seven tails. He looks like that.

BUZZ: So then the Lollypazink is not real. It is just imagined.

SANTA: No Buzz, the Lollypazink is real just like I am. He lives and breathes inside our imaginations. After all, without imagination, there would be no Christmas.

BUZZ: So does the Lollypazink have any official function during the Christmas season?

SANTA: Well, before we discovered the Milk Chocolate Mine, the Lollypazink used to lay the candy that I put in the stockings. We didn’t publicize that too much because, well, I think you know the reason.

BUZZ; Yes, I do. But surely no one would think that Santa would leave anything gross or unsanitary.

SANTA: Well, you would think so, but you just have to be very careful these days.

BUZZ: Tell me, Santa. The entire world wants to know the answer to this questions. What makes your famous team of reindeer fly?

SANTA: Oh Buzz, I was waiting for that question. And believe it or not, the secret almost got out in 1968, but fortunately, it didn’t. But I will set the record straight right here and now.

Right down the middle of Christmas Village at the North Pole runs the Lemonade Springs. Yes, you heard me right. Lemonade Springs. For quite a while we didn’t know of its magical qualities until Dasher, who by the way is the ornery reindeer of the bunch, happen to drink from the springs. Well, Buzz, Dasher began to quiver, and shake and all of a sudden he took off running and all of a sudden he was flying. Now this was before I began to officially deliver the toys because we still hadn’t figured out how I would do it. Well, that was the answer right there. We led the rest of the reindeer up to the springs and off they went. It was a sight to behold.

BUZZ: Now what about 1968?

SANTA: Well that was the year Apollo 8 orbited the moon on Christmas Eve. Well, the reindeer got loose and drank too much lemonade. Well you can guess what happened. We flew right out of the atmosphere and orbited the moon. One of the astronauts exclaimed, “Houston, this is Apollo 8. Please be advised there is a Santa Claus.” So ever since then we have been careful not to let the reindeer drink too much.

BUZZ: Well, Santa, that is quite a story. Thank you for letting me have the scoop. I know you are busy so one last question and probably one you have never been asked. What do YOU?want for Christmas this year?

SANTA: Ho, Ho, Ho. Buzz, you are right, I haven’t been asked that question. But what I want is my wish every year. That every person on earth finds happiness and peace in their minds and in their hearts. Christmas is the most wonderous time of the year and I want everyone to be full of joy, peace and happiness. Merry Christmas, Buzz, and Merry Christmas to everyone.

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